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Quincy University is a private regional college located in Quincy, Illinois. Quincy University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Quincy University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $46,325 10 years after enrolling, 44th in Illinois, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Quincy University bachelor students earn 18% less than the national average. Quincy University is ranked 40th in Illinois.
Quincy University’s median net annual cost of $16,466 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Quincy University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Quantitative methods Mgmt., Education, Health & Fitness, Biology, Finance - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$16,466
Average years to graduate
4.4
Accounting
Rank: #453
Economic score: 4.57
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 9.06
Psychology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 12.69
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 19
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Quincy University - Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 57% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Quincy University is 7% lower than the state average, and 9% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Quincy University, Pell Grant recipients represent 29% of the measured graduating class, 6% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Quincy University graduates within 4.4 years.
Quincy University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Quincy University’s economic mobility score of 10.35 is calculated by adjusting the 4.81 economic score of lower-income students by the 29% pell grant recipients within the student body. Quincy University’s EMS of 10.35 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Quincy University pays $16,466 a year, $27,894 less than the $44,360 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $16,466
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Quincy University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $16,466 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 61% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,923. This is 7% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,248
Pell grants
$4,673
State grants
$5,016
Institutional grants
$23,582
Quincy University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 60% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,480 applicants, of which 885 were admitted and 232 enrolled. Quincy University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
98%
83%
Female
54%
59%
First time
68%
59%
In-state
52%
68%
1st generation
33%
35%
White
74%
52%
Black
12%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%